David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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Bank on it: AI-driven cyber crime is reshaping financial sector threats

North Korean-linked hackers stole more than US$2 billion in digital assets during 2025, while AI-powered cyber crime and identity-based attacks drove a sharp increase in ...

SECURITY • Mon, 25 May 2026

Alert! National Anti-Scam Centre, ASIC warn Aussies of fake crypto trading platforms

Scammers are advertising crypto trading websites filled with fake data to share trading message groups – and taking victims’ money right now.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 May 2026

Report: AI-driven exploitation beats phishing as most popular initial access strategy

Rapid7’s latest quarterly threat report has found that vulnerability exploitation has overtaken social engineering as the leading cyber attack entry point.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 May 2026

Exclusive: Victorian regional newspaper allegedly hacked by ransomware group

The Adviser, a media outlet based in Shepparton, has been hit by a potential 350-plus gigabyte data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 25 May 2026

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State Library of NSW responding to April cyber intrusion

Library services remain offline following “suspicious activity in our catalogue”; services are expected to be back online by the end of the month.

SECURITY • Fri, 22 May 2026

Microsoft patches pair of Microsoft Defender zero-days following active exploitation

The US cyber agency warns of hackers targeting Defender flaws that could disable malware protection and grant SYSTEM privileges.

SECURITY • Fri, 22 May 2026

Report: Rapid7 warns AI-driven attacks are accelerating vulnerability exploitation

Rapid7’s Q1 2026 Threat Landscape Report found vulnerability exploitation overtook social engineering as the leading initial access vector in cyber incidents during the ...

SECURITY • Thu, 21 May 2026

Warning! Hackers spotted exploiting poorly patched SonicWall SSL VPN appliances

Simply patching isn’t enough to prevent threat actors from exploiting SSL-VPN MFA Bypass CVE-2024-12802; here’s what you need to know.

SECURITY • Thu, 21 May 2026

Busted! Vulnerability remediation is broken, a new report says

New research from Qualys and Verizon reveals vulnerabilities are growing faster than they can be patched: “The load has increased nearly eightfold.”

SECURITY • Thu, 21 May 2026

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David Hollingworth

Bank on it: AI-driven cyber crime is reshaping financial sector threats

Alert! National Anti-Scam Centre, ASIC warn Aussies of fake crypto trading platforms

Report: AI-driven exploitation beats phishing as most popular initial access strategy

Exclusive: Victorian regional newspaper allegedly hacked by ransomware group

State Library of NSW responding to April cyber intrusion

Microsoft patches pair of Microsoft Defender zero-days following active exploitation

Report: Rapid7 warns AI-driven attacks are accelerating vulnerability exploitation

Warning! Hackers spotted exploiting poorly patched SonicWall SSL VPN appliances

Busted! Vulnerability remediation is broken, a new report says

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